technorealism

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noun

A realist approach (neither utopian nor Luddite) to the assessment of the social and political implications of technological developments.

OriginEnglish realism ← Middle English real ← Old French ree →
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Meanings

nountechnorealism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA realist approach (neither utopian nor Luddite) to the assessment of the social and political implications of technological developments.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tetḱ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*téḱ-sneh₂
  4. Ancient Greekτέχνη (tékhnē)
  5. Ancient Greekτεχνο- (tekhno-)
  6. Englishtechno-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*(H)reh₁ís
  9. Proto-Italic*reis
  10. Classical Latinrēs
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Late Latinreālis
  14. Old Frenchree
  15. Middle Englishreal
  16. Englishreal
  17. Englishrealism
  18. Englishtechnorealism

From techno- + realism.

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technorealism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/technorealism

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